Three years on, the Canadian Red Cross provides vital humanitarian aid in Ukraine

Health needs supported through essential services

As the conflict in Ukraine enters its fourth year, the Canadian Red Cross remains committed to providing vital humanitarian aid to people in Ukraine and displaced in neighbouring countries. Thanks to the generosity of people living in Canada and the Government of Canada through the Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis Appeal, the Red Cross continues to deliver essential assistance to address the health and well-being of people impacted by the conflict.

For individuals and families living in Ukraine, the Canadian Red Cross is providing support for health care needs. In central Ukraine, the Red Cross funds Mobile Health Units that travel to remote and hard to reach areas and provide essential health services to people who need it.

At the Lviv Clinical Hospital of Emergency and Intensive Care, the Red Cross is providing funding for psychotherapists to help children and adults coping with trauma, and medical teams are providing physiotherapy to people who have been injured in the conflict. Red Cross Movement partners are working together to repair and provide medical supplies at health facilities, including addressing structural damage, providing medical equipment, and upgrading electricity, water, sanitation, and heating systems. In addition, the Red Cross is providing comfort and care during the winter months, by supporting with infrastructure rehabilitation, generators, fuel, stoves, winter clothing, and footwear.

Over the past three years, the Canadian Red Cross has had a pivotal role in providing neutral and impartial humanitarian assistance by:

• deploying 61 highly trained humanitarian experts;
• providing more than 86,800 primary healthcare consultations through 11 Mobile Health Units with more than 4,700 community visits in the Cherkasy and Poltava Oblasts;
• supporting the recruitment of 92 social helpers who have been providing home-based care to 519 people, including older adults and people living with chronic illnesses or disabilities in the Cherkasy and Poltava Oblasts; 
• funding the salaries of 15 full-time psychotherapist positions at the Lviv Clinical Hospital of Emergency and Intensive Care who have provided more than 20,800 therapy sessions to more than 5,000 patients who have experienced traumatic events; and,
• providing more than 422,000 emergency relief items, such as blankets, tarps and cooking supplies to Ukraine and neighbouring countries, thanks to donations and support from the Government of Canada. 

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“The Canadian Red Cross remains committed to supporting people living in Ukraine and surrounding countries as they continue to face daily challenges. The efforts of the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement are helping contribute to the strength and resilience of people in the face of adversity. We will help to address evolving humanitarian needs and provide support for as long as it is needed.”

- Conrad Sauvé, President and CEO, Canadian Red Cross

To date, the Canadian Red Cross Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis Appeal has raised more than $221 million which includes the matching contribution from the Government of Canada. Those wishing to contribute can do so online or by calling 1-877-418-1111. More information on the response in Ukraine can be found here.

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About the Canadian Red Cross
Here in Canada and overseas, the Red Cross stands ready to help people before, during and after a disaster. As a member of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement – which is made up of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the International Committee of the Red Cross and 191 national Red Cross and Red Crescent societies – the Canadian Red Cross is dedicated to helping people and communities in Canada and around the world in times of need and supporting them in strengthening their resilience.
 
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